We headed back in our trusty van to the City of Auxerre (where we began) to see a few site. It was raining quite hard so we kept our excursion to indoor places. We visited a beautiful cathedral, Cathedrale Saint-Etinne (St. Stephen). It is as large as Notre Dame and Continue Reading
Items I’m glad I brought/bought ;)
Warm and cozy alpaca socks for lounging, something I’m doing quite a bit of! A nice big scarf my dear friend and neighbor Harriet loaned to me. Thankfully she said I would need it and I do! A fuzzy scarf I purchased in the UK when I left the aforesaid Continue Reading
Locks
The locks are an incredibly tight squeeze. Can you believe we slid into these with barely glancing the sides – thanks to Captain Jim!
My Favorite Lockkeeper
This is my favorite lockkeeper so far! He ran alongside the barge back and forth making sure we were properly aligned and then neatly tucked away in the lock before heading off to the galley door for his paycheck. He was sooooo focused.
Along the way on Monday
Chablis
We arrived at our home for the evening around noon on Monday afternoon. We stop every night and stay still so that we can walk around and explore about (albeit in the rain ;). Monday we visited the town of Chablis, obviously known for its Chablis wine. It is made Continue Reading